Hans Tröger

Hans Tröger
Born	29 August 1896 Plauen
Died	21 January 1982(1982-01-21) (aged 85) Schwangau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–1944
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	27. Panzer-Division 25. Panzer-Division 17. Panzer-Division 13. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Hube's Pocket First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Second Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Hans Tröger (29 August 1896 – 21 January 1982) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several panzer divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans Tröger was captured by Bulgarian troops in 1944, he was later handed over to the Soviet Union and held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (15 November 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 4 May 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 17. Panzer-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 346.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Helmut Michalik	Commander of 27th Panzer Division 30 November 1942 – 26 January 1943	Succeeded by Oberst Joachim von Kronhelm
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Georg Jauer	Commander of 25th Panzer Division 20 November 1943 – 10 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Oswin Grolig
Preceded by Oberst Friedrich von Hake	Commander of 13th Panzer Division 25 May 1944 – 9 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Gerhard Schmidhuber

Persondata
Name	Tröger, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	29 August 1896
Place of birth	Plauen, Germany
Date of death	21 January 1982
Place of death	Schwangau, Germany